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Chaz Lanier posterizes Texas A&M en route to 22-point 1st half
By Sydney Hunte
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Chaz Lanier put together a monster first half for Tennessee on Saturday as the No. 6 Volunteers are in College Station to face No. 7 Texas A&M.
The Vols entered the day winners of 4 of their last 5 after dropping 3 of the previous 4. And at the break, the Vols led the Aggies, 36-32.
That’s thanks to the play of Lanier, who posted 22 points in the opening frame. One of his highlights came with just under 7 minutes to go as he flushed down a big dunk to cut the Aggies’ lead to 22-20:
Lanier already has the highest-scoring game by a Volunteer this season with 29. For context, Mississippi State‘s Josh Hubbard is the top scorer in a conference play, dropping 38 on Alabama on Jan. 30 in a losing cause. The most points scored by an SEC player this season is 42, set by Texas guard Jordan Pope in a 98-62 win over New Orleans on Dec. 19.
Meanwhile, A&M is looking to avoid a 2nd straight loss. It fell at Mississippi State 70-54 on Tuesday as Wade Taylor IV was held to just 11 points on 4-of-14 shooting. The Aggies turned in over 19 times in that one.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
